ApproveThis manages your AutoRemote Integration approvals.

Why This Integration Isn’t Just Cool – It’s Practical

Let’s cut to the chase: approvals suck when they’re stuck in email chains or lost between tools. ApproveThis fixes that by giving you structured workflows. AutoRemote? It puts notifications in your pocket – literally. Together through Zapier, they turn clunky processes into something that actually works for teams who need decisions made fast – without babysitting apps all day.

Think about field teams needing urgent budget sign-offs. Or IT departments handling server access requests after hours. This combo lets approvers react instantly from their phones while keeping everything tracked in ApproveThis. No extra logins, no hunting down Slack messages – just decisions happening where they need to.

Who Actually Benefits From This?

If your company deals with time-sensitive approvals across locations or devices, pay attention. We’re talking:

• Operations teams managing vendor contracts or equipment requests
• IT departments handling emergency access permissions
• Sales leaders approving discounts while on the road

Bonus: Approvers only need ApproveThis access – no AutoRemote licenses required. Perfect when you’re working with external partners or contractors who shouldn’t have full app access.

Real-World Use Cases That Don’t Feel Like Homework

1. Turn Urgent Alerts Into Trackable Approvals

Picture this: Your monitoring tool pings AutoRemote about a server outage. Zapier grabs that alert and creates an ApproveThis request for emergency maintenance budget. The CTO gets an email approval link while boarding a plane – clicks approve – team gets to work. All tracked, all auditable.

Without this? Some poor soul is manually creating Jira tickets while trying to call execs who are mid-flight.

2. Kill the “Did You See My Approval?” Follow-Ups

When an ApproveThis request gets approved (say, a marketing contract), AutoRemote sends a confirmation message to the requester’s phone. No more checking dashboards – just a ping saying “Go ahead, the deal’s live.”

Procurement teams love this. They’re often waiting on signatures to finalize purchases – instant notifications mean less downtime waiting for green lights.

3. After-Hours Approvals That Don’t Feel Desperate

New client onboarding request comes in at 8 PM. ApproveThis triggers an AutoRemote message to the account lead’s personal phone (via Tasker). They approve directly from the notification. Client gets access before morning coffee.

Key here: ApproveThis’ vacation delegation ensures if someone’s offline, requests route to the backup automatically. No bottlenecks.

Setup That Takes Less Time Than Your Morning Standup

1. Connect AutoRemote to Zapier: Grab your AutoRemote API key from their site and plug it into Zapier.

2. Pick Your Trigger: Start with either AutoRemote messages or ApproveThis requests – depends which side you want to kick things off.

3. Map Critical Fields: If creating approval requests from messages, make sure to pull in details like amount, requester, and deadline.

4. Test With Real Data: Send a test message from AutoRemote, watch it become an ApproveThis request. Approve it, see the confirmation pop back to your phone.

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’ calculated fields to auto-approve small expenses but escalate anything over $5k. Saves everyone time on routine stuff.

Features You’ll Actually Use (No Fluff)

Approval Thresholds

Auto-approve routine maintenance requests under $1k sent via AutoRemote alerts. Anything bigger? Route to department heads automatically. ApproveThis handles the logic so you don’t play traffic cop.

Email-Based Approvals

Field tech gets an AutoRemote alert about a broken sensor. They reply “Approve $500 replacement” via email. ApproveThis converts that reply into a tracked approval – no app needed.

Real-Time Tracking

Every AutoRemote-triggered request shows up in ApproveThis’ dashboard with timestamps. Audit trails for compliance? Sorted. No more guessing who approved what.

Why This Isn’t Just Another Integration

Most approval tools make you choose between speed and control. This setup gives both. Example:

A construction PM gets an AutoRemote alert about a delayed material shipment. They launch an ApproveThis request to switch vendors right from their phone. The finance team gets parallel approvals (thanks to approval groups) instead of sequential back-and-forth. Project stays on schedule.

Key differentiator: ApproveThis handles the complex routing and rules while AutoRemote ensures the right people get notified however they work best.

Teams That Should Care (And Why)

IT & Security

Emergency access requests via AutoRemote become logged approvals in ApproveThis. Revoke access automatically if denied. All without admins needing to be at their desks.

Procurement

Supplier quotes arriving via AutoRemote messages auto-create approval requests. Configure thresholds to auto-approve repeat orders under budget. Escalate anything unusual faster.

Field Operations

Crew leads send equipment repair requests via AutoRemote. ApproveThis routes based on cost – local manager approves minor fixes, HQ handles big spends. Everyone stays in sync.

Common Objections (And Why They’re Wrong)

“We already use Slack for approvals.” Cool. Now imagine those Slack approvals actually enforcing compliance rules, auto-escalating when ignored, and syncing with your ERP. That’s what happens when you pipe them through ApproveThis.

“We have an approval process in [Some other app].” Great. But can approvers trigger it from a notification on their lock screen? Can it auto-route based on dollar amounts without custom code? Didn’t think so.

Ready to Stop Chasing Approvals?

This isn’t about shiny tech – it’s about fixing a daily pain point for teams who need decisions made fast, but properly tracked. ApproveThis + AutoRemote via Zapier cuts the nonsense out of approvals.

If you’ve got approval processes that involve more than two people and at least one swear word per week, it’s time to try ApproveThis. Pair it with AutoRemote and suddenly those “urgent” requests stop feeling like emergencies.

Best part? You can set up the integration in an afternoon. We’ll even help – book a demo and we’ll show you how to automate your messiest approval chain.